Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 9

Book Title: Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju 9

Author: Haruko Kumota

Format: Paperback | 1 pages

Publication Date: 04 Oct 2018

ISBN-13: 9781632366610

A multi-generational human drama set in the world of rakugo, a traditional form of Japanese comedic storytelling, Descending Stories follows an ex-convict whose life is changed by his apprenticeship to a famed storyteller, and Konatsu, who yearns to perform rakugo but cannot because women are not permitted in the craft.